2012 IACP Awards

Cookbook of the Year

American

Winner

Traverso, Amy
The Apple Lover’s Cookbook
TX813.A6 T73 2011
Traverso is the food editor of Yankee magazine and talks about the apple's history and varieties as well as providing recipes. She also takes you around the country to meet farmers, cider makers, and apple enthusiasts.

Finalists

Carmellini, Andrew
American Flavor
Carmellini is from Cleveland and has won two James Beard awards

Though he helms a worldwide restaurant empire with locations in New York, Las Vegas, London, Paris, and Shanghai, Jean-Georges gave himself two-day weekends so he could stay home and cook simple but fresh and flavorful meals for his family.

Finalists

Ruggiero, Tina
The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet
Full of recipes to suit every age and stage - from six months all the way to twenty-three months - The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet shows you how simple and easy it is to prepare your own food for your baby.

Culinary Travel (New Category)

Winner

Finalists

Ultimate Food Journeys: The World's Best Dishes & Where to Eat Them
A Dorling Kindersley book. "Expert authors introduce destinations and select the best or most interesting things to eat, uncovering the origins of the dish and exploring the ingredients. They recommend the best places to eat the area’s speciality, chosen for the quality of the cooking, as well as the experience of dining there."

Finalists

Traverso, Amy
The Apple Lover’s Cookbook
TX813.A6 T73 2011
The Apple Lover’s Cookbook offers a full-color guide to fifty-nine apple varieties, with descriptions of their flavor, history, and, most important, how to use them in the kitchen. Amy Traverso also takes you around the country to meet farmers, cider makers, and apple enthusiasts.

Mogannam, Sam and Dabney Gough
Bi-Rite Market’s Eat Good FoodBi-Rite Market is a neighborhood market in San Francisco.

Food Photography & Styling

Winner

Finalists

Rosenthal, Mitchell and Jon Pult
Cooking My Way Back Home: Recipes from San Francisco’s Town Hall, Anchor & Hope, and Salt HouseCooking My Way Back Home features Southern-inspired dishes that infuse down-home comfort food with urban sophistication and innovation.

The Macy’s Culinary Council Thanksgiving and Holiday Cookbook
Macy's has a Culinary Council??

Finalists

Andrews, Colman
The Country Cooking of Italy
Following the success of their 2010 James Beard Foundation Best Cookbook of the Year, The Country Cooking of Ireland, Colman Andrews and Christopher Hirsheimer draw on more than 40 years of experience traveling and eating in Italy. Andrews explores every region, from Piedmont to Puglia, and provides the fascinating origins of dishes both familiar and unexpected.

Kafka, Barbara
The Intolerant Gourmet: Glorious Food Without Gluten & Lactose
RM237.86.K34 2011
Kafka, a former food editor of Vogue and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, is the author of Artisan's Soup: A Way of Life and Vegetable Love. In 2007 she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the James Beard Foundation.

Finalists

Andrews, Colman
The Country Cooking of Italy
Following the success of their 2010 James Beard Foundation Best Cookbook of the Year, The Country Cooking of Ireland, Colman Andrews and Christopher Hirsheimer draw on more than 40 years of experience traveling and eating in Italy. Andrews explores every region, from Piedmont to Puglia, and provides the fascinating origins of dishes both familiar and unexpected.

Photography

Winner

Finalists

Hastings, Chester
De Leo, Joseph (Photographer)
The Cheesemonger’s Kitchen: Celebrating Cheese in 90 Recipes
A cheese book that focuses on recipes rather than acting as a buyers guide or primer, this substantive and personal exploration accompanied by 50 color photographs plus wine pairing tips from acclaimed sommelier Brian Kalliel is a comprehensive guide to the vast world of specialty cheeses.

Benson, Alan (Photographer)
Rustica: A Return to Spanish Home CookingRustica explores the cuisine of Spain, highlighting the pillars of Spanish cooking and the vibrant people who grow, serve, and eat these culinary delights.